Bill Nelson
- Party
- Democrat
- Office Held:
- US Senate, FL
- Office Sought:
- US Senate, FL
- State Candidancy or Office Held:
- See also: State profile for Bill Nelson
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill), a Senator and a Representative from Florida; born in Miami, Dade
County, Fla., September 29, 1942; attended the Brevard County public schools;
graduated from Melbourne High School 1960; B.A., Yale University 1965; J.D.,
University of Virginia School of Law 1968; admitted to the Florida bar in 1968
and commenced practice in Melbourne in 1970; served in United States Army
Reserve 1965-1971; United States Army, active duty, 1968-1970, achieving rank
of captain; legislative assistant to Governor Reubin Askew 1971; elected to
Florida State house of representatives in 1972 and reelected in 1974 and 1976;
elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses
(January 3, 1979-January 3, 1991); was not a candidate for reelection in 1990
to the House of Representatives, but was a candidate for nomination for
governor of Florida; crewmember on the twenty-fourth flight of the Space
Shuttle Columbia, January 12-18, 1986; Florida treasurer and insurance
commissioner 1995-2000; elected to the United States Senate in 2000 for the
term commencing January 3, 2001; reelected in 2006 and again in 2012 for the
term ending January 3, 2019; chair, Special Committee on Aging (One Hundred
Thirteenth Congress).
Source: Bioguide
Campaign Finance
$13,332,928 Received
Information
Figures are based on itemized contributions reported to the Federal Election Commission and state agencies. Please note that:
- contributions under $200 are not reported, and so are not included in totals.
- only contributions from individuals and organizations to candidates are included. Various accounting measures and more exotic contribution types are excluded.
- contributions are matched based on organization and recipient name reported within each election cycle. Contributions using an incorrect or non-standard version of the name may be missed.
- corporate name changes and mergers may cause figures to differ from those of the Center for Responsive Politics.
- organization totals include known subsidiaries of the organization.
For more information, please see our campaign finance methodology page. Lobbyist bundling data is described on our lobbyist bundling methodology page.
Latest FEC Data
covers through candidate's December 31, 2012 filing. independent expenditures updated daily.
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Summary
overview of how much the candidate raised and spent, and who contributed it- Total Raised:
- $13,332,928 #15 of 63 Senate candidates
- Total Spent:
- $15,494,167 #14 of 63 Senate candidates
- Cash on Hand:
- $994,324 #15 of 63 Senate candidates
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Contributions Over Time
reflects only contributions over $200, as smaller contributions are not individually reported. For some candidates a significant portion of their fundraising may not be captured by this chart. -
Independent Expenditures
outside groups that spent money supporting or opposing the candidateCommittee Name Support/Oppose Total Spending American Crossroads Oppose$4,022,606 Freedomworks For America Oppose$1,006,057 Florida Freedom PAC Support$363,376 Workers' Voice Support$257,359 Afl-Cio Support$257,359 American Fedn of St/Cnty/Munic Employees Support$233,538 Saving Florida's Future Support$201,213 Reinventing a New Direction - RANDPAC Oppose$125,000 Fsa PAC Support$47,479 Service Employees International Union Pea-Federal Support$37,698
Donor Information
covers roughly through Q4 2012. may lag behind FEC section above, as donors and industries are identified by hand.-
Top Industries
OpenSecrets.org and FollowTheMoney.org classify contribution data into about 100 industries.81% of the total amount raised came from an identifiable industry. -
In State vs. Out of State
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